210 Gallon with Arowana and Oscars

This is my new acrylic tank made to replace my 125 gallon. The fish are now about 7 years old. The arowana is 2 feet long and the oscars are still about 12 inches. aruanas,
arawanas, aruana, arawana
are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as "bony tongues." In this family of fishes, the head is bony and the elongate body is covered by large, heavy scales, with a mosaic pattern of canals. The dorsal and the anal fins have soft rays and are long based, while the pectoral and ventral fins are small. The name 'bony tongues' is derived from a toothed bone on the floor of the mouth, the 'tongue', equipped with teeth that bite against teeth on the roof of the mouth. The fish can obtain oxygen from air by sucking it into the swim bladder, which is lined with capillaries like lung tissue. The arapaima is an "obligatory air breather"
The family contains two subfamilies, Heterotidinae and Osteoglossinae, with all but two of the ten extant species being members of the latter. Species are given with one or more prominent common names. * Subfamily Heterotidinae o Genus Arapaima + Arapaima or pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Cuvier, 1829) o Genus Heterotis + African arowana, Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) * Subfamily Osteoglossinae o Genus Osteoglossum (Cuvier, 1829) + Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Cuvier, 1829) + Black arowana, Osteoglossum ferreirai Kanazawa, 1966 o Genus Scleropages + Red-tailed golden arowana Scleropages aureus † (Pouyad, Sudarto & Teugels, 2003) + Green arowana or gold crossback arowana, Scleropages formosus † (Schlegel & Müller, 1844) + Gulf saratoga, red saratoga or northern spotted barramundi, Scleropages jardinii ‡ (Saville-Kent, 1892) + Red arowana, super red arowana, or chili red arowana, Scleropages legendrei † (Pouyad, Sudarto & Teugels, 2003) + Saratoga, silver saratoga or spotted barramundi, Scleropages leichardti ‡ Günther, 1864 + Silver Asian arowana, Scleropages macrocephalus † (Pouyad, Sudarto & Teugels, 2003)
†This species is one of several known also as the Asian arowana or Asian bonytongue.
‡This species is one of two sometimes called the Australian arowana or Australian bonytongue.
Arowanas tend to merge in groups of 5 to 8; any fewer may show an excess of dominance and aggression. Keep this fish in a minimum of about 750 litres (240 gallons)for a single fish with good filtration, add another 100 for every other fish kept. This fish should not be purchased by an amateur fish hobbyist. Some compatible fish to partner with this fish are clown knifefish, pacu, oscars, plecostomus, jaguar cichlids, green terrors, gar and any other semi-aggressive fish that cannot fit in the arowana's mouth.
Australian species should be kept singly in aquaria
Osteoglossids are carnivorous, often being specialized surface feeders. They are excellent jumpers; it has been reported that Osteoglossum species have been seen leaping more than 6 feet (almost 2 metres) from the water surface to pick off insects and birds from overhanging branches in South America, hence the nickname "water monkeys". Arowanas have been rumored to capture prey as large as low flying bats and small birds. All species are large, and the arapaima is a contender for the world's largest freshwater fish title. Arowana typically grow around 3 to 4 feet, but this is only accountable in captivity.
Several species of osteoglossid exhibit extensive parental care. They build nests and protect the young after they hatch. Some species are mouth brooders, the parents holding sometimes hundreds of eggs in their mouths. The young may make several tentative trips outside the parent's mouth crazy to investigate the surroundings before leaving permanently.fish eating mice awesome intense monster arowana arowana arowana arowana

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[TrippinBimmer]

how u move the arowana?



[trxrevo]

@TrippinBimmer I used a saltwater fishing net to get him out of the old aquarium. He was kept in a large ice chest with the lid closed and an air-stone circulating until the new tank was set up. Then once the water temp was correct I netted him out of the ice chest and dropped him in the new tank. It took the better part of a day to do all of this.

[kcamerons]

bit small for the aro and i dont really like the colored lights, but it looks clean and well aerated

[trxrevo]

@kcamerons the lights aren't that blue it's the camera. And I'll never have a tank big enough to please everyone. better than the 40 gallon tank in the pet store he would otherwise be in.

[zoosee8]

nice tank

[sasqwuatch]

Man nice tank. I think some people don't exist in reality. There is nothing wrong with your tank size to fish ratio, as far as I am concerned its above average. Some persons have to nitpick everything. Nice fish, nice tank well done. Compared to a ton of setups Ive seen, yours rocks man... Sas

[inwinblades]

Gorgeous! Thanks for the info in the description. Answered some of my dumb questions. Thanks for sharing. Lovin that Arowana! - GrayBeard

[joeyco67]

Love it... hoping I can build l something like your aquarium setup. Can you share how did you build the aquarium stand?

[tdvallan]

Beautiful tank first of all! I have two 10 inch tiger oscars as well, one albino that looks just like yours. And I just bought my Arowana a couple weeks ago. He's 7 inches now and I cannot wait for him to grow this big. Im excited.

[crazyboutcamaro]

Yeah great tank what's the dimensions 7 feet long and 2 feet wide 2 feet tall??

I'm about to get one with two overflows and a sump which will make one heck of a tank